Public Prosecutor seeks five and a half years in prison for sexual abuse of 9-year-old child in Ciudad Real
The trial will be held on 23 September at the Provincial Court of Ciudad Real. The accused, identified as J.J.P.S., is the minor's uncle.
Trial for sexual abuse of minor in the Almagro region
The Provincial Court of Ciudad Real will try on 23 September a man identified as J.J.P.S., accused of sexually abusing his nine-year-old nephew. According to ABC, the Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking a sentence of five years and six months in prison for a continuous offence of indecent exposure and an offence of sexual assault against a minor under 16 years of age.
According to the provisional conclusions document filed by the Public Prosecutor's Office, the incidents would have taken place in 2024. At that time, the accused lived at the same address—located in a municipality in the Almagro region—with his mother, his sisters and the child.
The Public Prosecutor's Office contends that the defendant would have engaged on several occasions in sexual conduct in front of the minor and that he would also have had sexual contact with him. The document also records an incident that occurred whilst the child was in the bathroom, a circumstance that would have caused the minor to become frightened and begin to shout.
Breakdown of requested sentences
For the continuous offence of indecent exposure, the Public Prosecutor's Office is seeking one year in prison. For the offence of sexual assault against a minor under 16 years of age, it is seeking four years and six months in prison, bringing the combined request to five years and six months.
In addition to the custodial sentence, the Public Prosecutor's Office is asking that the defendant be imposed with a ban on approaching within 200 metres of the minor, his home, his school or any other place the child frequents. It also seeks a ban on communicating with him by any means for three years and a supervised release measure of five years, which would begin to be enforced once the prison sentence has been served.
Pre-trial evidence to protect the minor
Among the evidence provided for the hearing are the interrogation of the accused and various witness and expert statements. With regard to the minor, the Public Prosecutor's Office has requested that during the trial the pre-trial evidence already obtained be played, in order to avoid the child having to appear personally before the court.
Source: ABC